“The fact that I’m playing myself doesn’t mean that it’s me.” Four old schoolmates, today well-known Czech actors (Pavel Liška, Tomáš Matonoha, Josef Polášek and Marek Daniel), decide to make a movie together. Their ambitious colleague Jan Budař takes up directing duties and financing has arrived from Poland. What started out pleasantly enough, however, soon goes awry. Liška’s pronunciation difficulties, Daniel’s alter ego Havlát, and Matonoha’s financial machinations turn the shoot into a fight for survival. More than just a film about friendship and the absurdity of actors’ lives, director Marek Najbrt gives us a witty meditation on reality and illusion, and a unique take on the reality film genre. One of Pavel Liška’s on-set comments (“I didn’t know if I should act as if I were acting, or act as if I weren’t acting, or just not act at all”) illustrates the provocative nature of Najbrt’s subversive, quasi-documentary game.
Unfortunately the movie Polski film is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Marek Najbrt | Director |
Production | Mariusz Kaleta | Production Manager |
Art | Aleš Najbrt | Graphic Designer |
Writing | Benjamin Tuček | Screenplay |
Crew | Stanisław Madej | Stunts |
Crew | Piotr Doryń | Stunts |
Production | Marta Dudáková | Executive Producer |
Crew | Sławomir Chełstowski | Stunts |
Production | Jaroslav Kučera | Co-Producer |
Directing | Lukáš Viznar | First Assistant Director |
Sound | Marek Hart | Sound |
Art | Zuzana Lednická | Graphic Designer |
Writing | Marek Najbrt | Screenplay |
Sound | Jakub Čech | Sound |
Production | Milan Kuchynka | Producer |
Sound | Midi Lidi | Music |
Crew | Kristián Suda | Dramaturgy |
Visual Effects | Boris Masník | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Production | Grzegorz Madej | Producer |
Directing | Eliza Kowalewska | First Assistant Director |
Writing | Robert Geisler | Screenplay |
Camera | Miloslav Holman | Director of Photography |
Sound | Tomáš Zůbek | Sound |
Art | Lucie Fejková | Set Designer |
Production | Luděk Valchář | Production Manager |
Art | Martin Vácha | Graphic Designer |
Editing | Pavel Hrdlička | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Agnieszka Wasiak | Makeup & Hair |
Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Králová | Costume Design |
Camera | Jan Baset Střítežský | Camera Operator |